Cyclist reportedly struck by police vehicle

Emergency medical responders treat a cyclist who was struck by a Wichita Falls police patrol car at the intersection of Kell Boulevard West at Holliday Road Tuesday afternoon.(Photo: CHRISTOPHER WALKER/TIMES RECORD NEWS)Buy Photo

A cyclist was sent to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly ignored a red light and was struck by a Wichita Falls police vehicle.

The accident occurred around 12:50 p.m. in the intersection of Kell West Boulevard and Holliday Road.

According to a WFPD news release, the officer was travelling west in the 1400 block of Kell West and had a green light. The southbound traffic in the 1600 block of Holliday was stopped for a red light.

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Wichita Falls police investigate an accident involving a cyclist who was struck by a WFPD patrol car at the intersection of Kell Boulevard West at Holliday Road Tuesday afternoon.(Photo: CHRISTOPHER WALKER/TIMES RECORD NEWS)

The bicyclist, who was travelling south on Holliday between the stopped traffic and the curb, reportedly did not stop at the red light, proceeded into the intersection and struck the police vehicle, the release states.

The release states the cyclist was taken to the hospital by ambulance to be treated for injuries that did not appear to be life threatening at the time. The officer was not injured.

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Emergency medical responders load a cyclist who was struck by a Wichita Falls police patrol car into an ambulance at the intersection of Kell Boulevard West at Holliday Road Tuesday afternoon.(Photo: CHRISTOPHER WALKER/TIMES RECORD NEWS)